Headquartered in Cincinnati, Mercy Health (formerly Catholic Health Partners) is the largest health system and fourth largest employer in Ohio. Its more than 33,000 employees in over 100 locations, including 23 hospitals, meet the healthcare needs of people in Ohio, Kentucky and the contiguous states. Consistently ranked as one of the top health systems in the U.S. for clinical performance and efficiency, Mercy has also been recognized by Information Week and Hospitals & Health Networks for its implementation and innovative use of information technology.

“Mercy Health has long been leveraging Wolters Kluwer Health solutions to provide our physicians and nurses with trusted decision support at the point of care,” said Mercy Health CMIO Stephen Beck, MD. “We are looking forward to the use of ProVation Care Plans to advance evidence-based practice at Mercy Health, providing nurses and the entire interdisciplinary team with point of care clinical decision support that positively impacts patient safety, care outcomes and nursing satisfaction.”

“Mercy Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality healthcare, as evidenced by its mission statement, awards and recognitions,” said David Del Toro, Vice President and General Manager, Clinical Documentation, Wolters Kluwer Health, Clinical Solutions. “We are pleased ProVation Care Plans, powered by Lippincott Solutions, has been selected by Mercy to further this mission and strengthen care plan template maintenance across the health system.”

Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company. Wolters Kluwer had 2013 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion), employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations in over 40 countries across Europe.

North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).